MANAWATU REFEREES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 69, 23 March 1931, Page 11

MANAWATU REFEREES

QUESTION OF CONTROL

I (By Telegraph.). : (Special, to. '.'The Evening Post/) ■■-•";- PALMEESTON N./This Day.' At the annual meeting .of ..the..Manawatu .Rugby Referees' Association,, the chairman, "'.Mr. C'White,' who was a delegate' to:, the Christchurch Conference,' declared that there ' was; a feeling ■ among the -: "majbr associations --that y the: minor •ones should give way to: the stronger bodies.!- A= motion to-.thia effect was,passed, as. the;-delegates considered .that..the travelling expense's 'were too; high, but' he considered that the larger associations-de-sired to- restrict representation and confine it. to tlie big centres... . . ! .: A member: "Do you mean to. say. that a body o£ ab'te-miiided/ men passed such a resolution?" "'•> ■ ''■• '■"■'•- ''"'■'■' .•'•■■:'---'•"•'.■', Mr. White:'"Yes.";. ■'■:■:■":■ ■■■x;^-'/ Another .member :■/'They want to centralise matters-and control the .^interests. A ease of the few ruling." ;, ' ; : Mr. White: "It is not,altogether good to have ; interpretation on these: question's that-Come forward. It simply, means that; we will get -their views on' all mattersV" I ■ trust, however, that our delegate to the next conference will go well into,:this matter-that vitally concerns us." '■'■, ■'~ 7 ■■•'■■ ■ ';' ■"■' - ■'■■. > V >i< Mr.1 P.C.. Campbell ■thought, that .this ■was illuminating., and : showed .that;';■[■; the minor associations-were not recognised. For some, years the- association' had1 been fighting to get recognition for the associatipn's referees, and it was, mainly due to lack>of and; purposeful- ig- : . norance of .their' abilities ..that they-had been overlooked. He wanted the associatipn :to;-raise its.-,voice and. make ian .earnest- endeavour to secure, represeritatipii. , ..Mr. Duthie felt .that Welliti'gt on'always aime^l .to "rule- the "roost,";.-'arid he 'desired that: tlie" associatioii's delegate point.'out strongly to the- city men, that provincial, men were equally as capable of controlling a game;;■■■■::: " ■'; ; ■ •■';'; :- ~: ':■;:__,■„/■ ' , Mr..White:."But it was not Wellington in this case. This association,; is supporting the minor .., associations.- -This arises from .voices in two other centres."

Mr. Campbell: "Are the minor associations sufficiently alive to realise that they are .losing their vote? I hope our representative will make our case clear."